Coin bank



COIN BANK Filed April 16, 1928 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 INVENTOR.

A TTORNE Y.

Dec. 29, 1931.

Filed April 16 1928 C L'ENFANT COIN B'ANK 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENTOR.

ATTORNEY.

Patented Dec. 29, 1931' UNITED m NK.

Application a April 16, 192 s. Seria1 110,270,468. 1

The present invention relatesto improvements incoin banks, and moreparticularly;

refers to certain improvements in. that type of 'smallcoin collectionbank adapted to .be

carried in the pocket and issued bybanking institutions as a means ofsecuring the accounts of small depositors. 8

It is an object of the invention to provide a bank of this type, whichwill be light ,in

w weight, ofattractive and neat form, and havure 1.

ing no projecting parts but entirely smooth exterior. V

Another object of the invention lies in providing a thin, fiat coin bankin which the walls are" appropriately reinforced against presenting. an

collapse or expansion andresulting loss of coins; in which the coins maybe readily inserted in the bank without fear'of their loss through theentrance slot; and in which "the extraction of the accumulated coins ismade-possible readily, although the coins are confined most securelyagainst any casual loss. a i

I A further object of the 'inventionpis to afford economy in theconstruction and issuance of these small banksto'enable themto be thesubject of moregeneral use.

Withthe foregoing and other objects-in 5 view, the invention will beImore fully described hereinafter, and will be more particularly pointedout in the claims appended hereto. i

In the drawings, wherein like symbols refer to like or correspondingparts throughout the 1 several views, I a

Figure 1 1s a perspective view, with parts broken away, showing animproved coin bank constructed 'inaccordance with the present invention.V Figure 2 is aperspective Iview of the inner partition member. 7 Figure3 is a vertical section taken on an enlarged scale along the line 33 inFig- Figure 4, is a horizontal section taken on an enlargedscale alongthe line 4-4, also in Figurel. i V V i Figure 5is afragmentary detachedperspective view showing the lower portionof the bank structure andcoindischargedoor.

taken through the form of invention shown a in Figure'9, and

Figure is a side elevation, with parts 7 broken away andpartsshown insection, and

illustrating-a slightly modified form of the invention. i

F igure-7 isa 'vertical'sectional View taken. 5*;

through the same. 8

Figure 8 is a fragmentary perspective view with parts broken awayshowing a still further modified form ofthe invention. Figure 9. is alsoa'fragmentary perspective view showing a further modified form of theinvention-Q a Figure lO'is a. longitudinal sectional view Figure 11 is aperspective view of the gate l or door employedin Figures 9 and 10.. i

Referring more. particularly to the draw ng's, and for'the present tothat form of the invention illustrated in Figures 1 to 5 in- "clusive,15 and 16 designate spacedandopposed walls of an outercasing, madepreii-v erably from thin, light material, such as,

sheet metal and having longitudinal slots 17- and 18 therein. Theseslots may=beprovid-' 75 ed in any number, generally corresponding 1 withthenumber of coin raceways within the casing. The walls 15 and 16 arepreferably formed from the same piece of sheet metal which is bent upona transverse line, along" which the metal is removed save for the straps19, between and onopposite sides of. which areprovided openings throughwhich the coins are inserted within the raceways in the banki The walls15 and 16 are pre 85* served in their spaced relation'by the abutment ofthe side or lateral flanges 20 and 21, which are overlappedand securedin any appropriate way as by soldering, welding, etc.

:Within the casing is provided a partition member, also preferablyconstructed ofsheet metal; or some thin,light, materialconstructed soasito form with'thewallsl5 and 16 raceways for: the reception of thecoins. In the embodiment shown, the partition is composed oftwo sections22 and23 from the. same piece of sheet material folded one upon 1 theotheralong the transverse line 24 which 7 walls but also to provide anumber of raceways at each side of the partition. It will be noted fromFigure 4'vthat the intermediate flanges 2? are arranged'to engage theblank portions of the casing walls between the slots.

17 and 18. The coins will thus be exposed through these slots but willbe confined against escape.

The upper free edges of the sections 22 and 23 of the partition memberare folded. over into the flanges 28, as shown in Figures 2 and 3. Theseflanges are arranged diagonally with respect to the planes of thesections and they are preferably not folded dow-n flat. against thesections, but. they form partial obstructions at or near the coinentrance slots, reducing the width of the. slots below the thickness ofthe coins, so that the coin must be forced into the slots causing. theex-.

pansion of the resilient side walls 15 and 116, or'the snapping in ofthe resilient flanges 28. These parts will, of course,.return to'normalposition after the coin is inserted and obstruct the passage of the coinbackwardly or outwardly.

lVhere the walls of the casing are very thin, they are preferablyreinforced by studs or rivets 29. These rivets may be headed on theouter surfaces of the walls 15 and 16 and they preferably extend throughthe slots 30 in the partition sectionsoccasioned by the formation of theintermediate flanges 27'. The rivets will prevent the bulging outwardlyor the collapse inwardly of the side walls 15 and 16 and the accidentalloss of the coins.

One or more rivets or studs 31, as shown in Figure 5, may extendbelowthe partition member and may be received in notches 32 thereof toassist in supporting'the partition member and holding it in place withinthe casing, the flanged end 28 of the partition member being confined bythe straps 19 at. the other end. 7

The coins may be removed from thebank through any appropriate door butpreferably through a door composed of a resilient or yieldable strip 33of a width to extend within the lower free open ends of the casing walls15 and'16. The opposite ends of the strip 33 are offset upwardly andoutwardly to provide the tongues 34 for entering the slots 35 in theside flanges20 and 21.- The door is sprung into place, as indicated indotted lines in Figure 1.

In the use of the bank, nickels, dimes or coins of other denominationsmay be received therein according to the size of the coin receivingopenings and raceways.

The coins are inserted. through the receiving slots adjacent the straps19 and past the spring flanges 28 into the raceways into which theyfall, These raceways are shown to be six in number; three on each sideof the partition member, but more or less of the raceways may beprovided. When the bank is full of coins, the contents may be removed byprying out the spring door 33. The bank is carried about the person ofthe depositor and as heis enabled to effect a saving, the

coin is placed in the bank. When full the bankis delivered to thebanking institution issuing same and there the coins are removed and.placedto-the credit of the depositor.

As shown in Figures 6 and 7 the construction of outer casing and innerpartition member are generally the same except that the flanges 28' atthe upper end of the. partition. member are dispensed with and aninverted substantially U-shaped strip 36 is fitted over the upper endsof the partition sections with the side walls-37 of this channelstrip-extending down diagonally to partially mask the coin receivingopening and to act as a keeper for preventing the movementof'the-coinsoutwardly through the coin receiving slot.

As shown in Figure 6, the lateral flange or portion of the casing-at oneside is formed with the lug or ledge 38' to receive one end of theresilient door 33. This door end is provided with" the right angularlyextending flange 39 for fitting along the end of the casing The oppositeend of the spring door 33 is curled or curved to form a tongue 40adapted to cooperate with a diagonal or inclined lip 41 formed at thelower end of the casing flange or' wall.' The door 33 is bowed, theflanged end 39 inserted and placed on the ledge 38 and the tongue 40forced? inwardly upon the lip 41 against which it will seat when theparts are released.

Referring more particularly toFigure 8, the door 33" may be U-shaped incross sec tion and provided at one end with a stud or projection 41' forfitting into a slot 42 in the end wall or flange of the casing. Theother end 43 of the door is bent upwardly and outwardly on aninclination to provide a tongue fitting into the slot 44 in the oppositecasing wall or flange.

As shown in Figures 9 and 10, the bottom flanges 45 and 46 are shown asprovided upon the lower free edges of the casing walls; These flangesare overlapped one upon theother' and provide a closed bottom.

The -coins'are adapted to be removed through a door 47 at one edge ofthe casing adjoining posed for prying outwardly whereby to per-' mit thedoor 4L7 to be raised, as by the application of a pin through theopenings49 to the stud 48.

The ribs or intermediate flanges 27 of the partition member terminate insuch spaced relation to the closed end of the casing as to permit of thepassage of the coins from one race to the other through the transversecompartment thus provided, this transverse compartment being inalinement with the door 47. The flanges 25 and 26 of the partitionmember are, of course, cut away opposite the door 47, as are also thelateral partitions 20 and 21 of the casing. Furthermore, the partitionmember itself is also preferably notched or cut away, as indicated at 51in Figure 10.

One of the features of the construction is that there are no end caps orclosures having flanges extending over the outer faces of the casingwalls. The case presents a smooth external surfacesuitable for carryingabout in the wallet of the deposito-r without injury to the wallet.Being light in weight and thin, the portability of the device is madepractical, while the partition arrangement within reinforces the thinwalls of the outer casing and permits the'manufacture of the partitionitself of very thin stock.

The case being entirely smooth along all sides may be readily insertedand taken out of the leather wallets, and as the case itself is verythin, only the depth of three dimes, two dimes in the passages, and 7the metal material layers corresponding to the thickness of aboutanother dime, this thinness lends itself also to ready insertion in thewallets without making them bulky.

Furthermore, as'the case is made of'one sheet of metal bent back onitself and the partition also only of one sheet bent back on itself, thecase is assured of this thinness. The case and partition may be readilystamped out, and hence the manufacturing is very inexpensive. Also, asthe case and parti-' tion is made only of two parts, with the closure ofone or more parts, a considerable less number of parts would be requiredthan in similar banks now on the market.

It is obvious that various changes and modifications may be made in thedetails of construction and design of the above specifically describedembodiment of this invention without departing from the'spirit thereof,it such changes and modifications being restricted only by thescope ofthe: following claims:

What is claimedis:'- 1-. "A coin bank comprising an enter casing havinga coin receiving opening, an inner partition member within thecasingcomposed of athin metallic strip folded upon itself to provideopposed sections, said sections having intermediate flanges strucktherefrom and side edge flanges bent therefrom for ene gaging opposedwalls of the casing to provide a plurality of runways at opposite sidesof the partition member, the free ends of the folded sectional partitionmember being bent over diagonally toward the respective inner sidesofthe casing to form folded-flanges arranged to permit the insertion andprevent the escape of the coin through the receiving opening, a closureplate within the end of the casing remote from said receiving opening,said plate having end parts, and the casinghaving openings detachablyreceiving the end parts. i

' 2. A coin bank comprising a casing composed of substantially parallelspaced and slotted walls having overlapping lateral flanges securedtogether, said walls being open at one end and having connecting spacedstrips'at the other end providing between the same'a plurality of coinreceiving openings, a partition member within the casing spaced fromboth of theopposed walls and having providing strips for spacing thepartition member from the opposed walls to provide coin receivingraceways in communication with the coin receiving openings, and aremovable door at the open ends of the casing wallsi' r 3. A coin bankcomprising an outer casing including substantially parallel, oppositelydisposed sidewalls, said casing having a co n receiving opening andprovided with an open portion, a partition member withinthe casingspaced from each of said side walls for providingcoin raceways betweenit and each of said'si'de' walls, said-partition being laminated',whose-free'ends face said opening and are bent over diagonally towardsthe respective walls of the casing, and a removable door for the openportion of the casing constructed and arranged to be fitted to such openportion of the casing by therein. y

4. A coin bank comprising an'outer casing having a coin receivingopeningand alcoin discharge opening with slotted portions adjacent the coindischarge opening, a partition member in the'casing cooperatingtherewith springing the door in place i to provide coin receivingraceways, and a 5. A; coin bank comprising an outer casing having a coinreceiving, opening and a coin v dischar e opening, a partition member inthe.

casing Ior providing therewith eoinr-eceiving. raceways, said casinghavingjat oneside of the coin discharge opening a ledge and at its otherside an inclined lip, and a resilient door for the discharge openinghaving; a flanged portion receivable on said ledge and having adiagonally disposed tongue adapted ,to be 'sprung against andinterlocked with said inclined lip.

off. door appliedtothe' end of the sections 0pposite the strap means.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as 'my invention, and havesigned my name hereto.

CHARLES LENFANT.

6. A coin bank, embodying casing sections' formed with lateralover-lapping side walls constituting abutments for keeping the sec-"tions apart, straps connecting,the sections. at I one end thereof andforming coin CiBPOSlt slot-s, a partition disposed between the sections,interval cross connections between the' sections extending through thepartltlon and; holding the parts permanently together, and

a door closure at the end of the sections opposite the strapconnect-ions, attachably applied to the sections. ,7

7. A C0111 bank, embodying casing sectlons formed with lateralover-lapping side walls aii'ording reinforced abutments for spacing thesections apart, a strap connecting the sections at one end hereof andforming coin deposit slots, a partition disposed between the "S8CtlO11Sand forming coin chambers therewith, cross members extending fromtheopposite sides of the partition with their outer. edges abutting againstthe sections, said cross members dividing the chambers into coinsections opposite the strap connection, attachably applied to thesection.

8. A coin bank, embodying cain sections formed with lateral over-lappingside walls atl'ording reinforced abutments for spacing the sectionsapart, straps connecting the sec.-. tions at one end thereof and formingcoin deposit slots, apartition disposed between the,

sections and forming coin chambers therewith, said partitions havingparts cooperat.-- mg with the coin slots permitting the inser tion ofcoins into the chambers but preventing the escape of coins therefrom,interval cross abutments between the partition and sections, meansconnecting the sections for constituting abutments for keepingthesections spaced apart, strap means connecting the sections at one endthereof and forming a coin deposit slot, means for preventing the escapeof coins through said slot, studs connecting the sections formaintaining them in assembly against the abutments, andia pry racewayscorresponding with the deposit slots, and a door closure at the endof-the

